This year you need a reservation to enter Glacier National Park between the hours of 6am and 5pm. In order to get said reservation you need to be on the computer at 8am. Jef did this for three days in a row before he got one. They would sell out in 90 seconds. When he got one it was like we won the National Park … Continue reading Glacier National Park: Going to the Sun Road and Polebridge
We wanted to explore the Sawtooth Mountains last year, but it was quite a trek from where we were staying. This year we rented a house right in Sawtooth City (which is not a city at all, just a group of houses and Smiley Creek Lodge/restaurant/cafe). It is in a designated dark park. The only problem is that our view has been competing with the … Continue reading Idaho and the Sawtooth Mountains
We drove through the Colorado section of Dinosaur National Monument. It beautiful with some different areas to hike, which we did not have time to do (plus it was 98 degrees). We thought that the visitor center in Utah was closing at 5pm, so we rushed over to it and found it was open until 6. The visitor center has some exhibits, but you want … Continue reading Dinosaur National Monument
We stayed in Fraser, Colorado for the last five days. We didn’t do anything too crazy, but we were surprised at how many people were in that area over the Fourth of July weekend. We rented an AirBnB house and enjoyed having that sanctuary where we could cook our own dinner or just hang out and watch tv. The above picture is the view from … Continue reading Colorado
I can always count on Jef to find things that I didn’t imagine existed in Kansas. He booked us tours at the Strataca Salt Mine, which was originally the Carey Salt Mine opened in 1923, but is now known as the Hutchinson Salt Company. The original mine shaft used by Carey is still used today. It is the only salt mine in Reno County. The … Continue reading Strataca Salt Mine
Did you know that there are 2,000 documented caves in Arkansas? There are eight that are privately owned that you can tour. We picked two to see on our road trip. The first one was Cosmic Cavern in Berryville, AK. It calls itself the largest privately owned show cave in Arkansas. We picked this cave because it has a ¨bottomless¨lake. The tour cost $20 per … Continue reading Caverns in Arkansas
Everyone knows about Elvis. He is the King of Rock and Roll. He was a handsome guy who could sing, play the guitar, and dance. However, there are lots of things about Elvis that I don’t think people know. He loved to read books. Elvis had a desk on his private plane to put his ever present bag of books he was reading. He had … Continue reading Graceland
We traveled to Asheville specifically to go to the Biltmore. It is the main attraction, although it is a lovely town. We bought our tickets online and had an entrance time for 3:45 on a Friday afternoon. We decided to head there early to check out the other parts of the estate. We got there around 10:30 after our monster breakfast (see my post about … Continue reading The Biltmore
We traveled up to Asheville last weekend and stayed at this lovely bed and breakfast called The Reynolds Mansion. It was built back in 1847 by Colonel Daniel Reynolds on Reynolds Mountain. The 1500 acres of land was a wedding gift from the bride’s father. They had 10 children and had to build a third floor in order to accommodate their family. Senator Robert Rice … Continue reading The Reynolds Mansion, Asheville, NC
Yesterday we stayed around the Homestead area. I got my favorite milkshake ever (and I’m not a big milkshake fan) at Robert Is Here fruit stand. They make them with real fruit and they are amazing! I always get one with coconut because I love that I can chew on it after I sip it. You can get up to three flavors in a milkshake … Continue reading Homestead and the Everglades
